Fairdeal music doe what it says on the tin — in that you can buy musical paraphernalia at a fair price. This is good. They’ve been around for as pretty much as long as I can remember in Birmingham, so that’s always a good sign. The staff are always honest and helpful, and like I said, you won’t get ripped off. The only down side really is that it is pretty small — you’re not going to find everything you need in here for all your musical needs by any stretch of the imagination — unless you’re just after a few guitar strings or other basics. It’s always a bit hit & miss what instruments they have in stock too — so it’s always worth having a look in every now and then if you’re looking for something specific. But all-in-all they’re helpful, genuine and do indeed offer a fair deal.
Shaun H.
Rating des Ortes: 4 Oldbury, United Kingdom
The main guitar shop in Birmingham used to be Richer Sounds(formerly known as Musical Exchange, latterly called Reverb) which eventually priced itself out of the market and shut. One experience to illustrate this: One Christmas I wanted to buy our drummer a cowbell. Reverb showed me a tiny cowbell for £30 and blamed the recession. The bloke at Fairdeal rolled his eyes at this tale and sold me a massive cowbell for £15. I’ve a feeling things like this have helped Fairdeal Music survive whilst other such as Reverb(and lately it seems, City Music) have gone to the wall. Unless you fancy the walk down to PMT, Fairdeal is probably the only decent sized musical equipment shop in the city centre; selling guitars, amps and pianos. This the place I use to stock up on plectrums, patch leads and the other little bits of ephemera a guitarist is always losing or breaking. The prices are always pretty good and the staff never less than welcoming and helpful.